Shipping basket



Feb. H, i193@ c. M, Hoc-LME SHIPPING BASKET Original Filed. Aug. 1,4, 1923 Patented Feb. 11, 1930 UNITED STATES crAYToN m. noeun, or BENTON Hannon., anoniem i v:enfermas nssxn'r Applicationled August 14, 1923, Serial No. 657,405. Renewed November 11, '1926.

This invention relates to an improved shipping basket for fruit or vegetables.

The invention is a detailed vimprovement of 592,983, for an improved shipping basket.`

The object of this invention is to adapt the structure there disclosed entirely to a ma 10 chine construction, and it relates particularly to the detachable bottom fastemng feature. J Objects pertaining to details and economies of my invention will delinitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects' of my invention by the devices and means described in the` folflowing specification. The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claim. A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. I isa perspective view of the basket ready for shipping or storage purposes.

Fig. II is a perspective view of my improved basket bottom side up.

Fig. III is an enlarged detail section taken on a plane of line '3-3 of Fig. II looking in the direction of the arrows, showing the debottom retaining tails of construction of the clip.Y Fig. IV is a detail perspective view of the clip in its finally bent form showing its relal' tion to the bottom and removable bottom cover, which are detailed in dotted lines.

In the drawing similar reference numerals indicate similar parts inall of the views.

The structure of the basket comprises sets i of staves or splints'4 suitably secured together 40 by hoops and with hooped 'to and bottom lcoveradapted to be retained t ereto by suitable clip wires. Considering these parts by their numerals, 1 is the side wall of thebasket made up of suitable overlapping staves. These are retained by top, center and bottom hoops 2, 3 and 4, the topand bottom hoops 2 and 4 being double and made of innr and outer members which embracethe ends of the staves between them. vThese hoops are suitably nailed or otherwise secured to the staves in a basket machine. 5 are the usual wire handles. v

IThe top 6 may be of any usual construction and be retained in the usual way by the projecting ends of a top wire handles 5.

The removable bottom is here shown made up of a hoop 8 to which are nailed or secured cross slats 9, see Fig. II. This bottoni is inserted within the double bottom hoop 4 and 00 is retained in place by wire fasteners 10 which are driven through the bottom hoops vat 11 and clinched at 12, and extend parallel with the side walls from the inner surface of the hoop 4 as indicated by dotted lines at 13, 65 a'nd are foldedaround the hoop 5 of the bottom at 14 retaining the bottoin by this double.

loop. `The basket is turned bottom side up to be filled permitting the facing of the fruit against the cover and the insertionU of the detachable bottom after. the basket or receptacle is filled. Because of the stapling and c linching of this hook portion through the hoops 4 the entire basket can be made with the usual stapling machines, the machine which inserts a this loo being similar to that which has been in use or some time for the insertion of the wire handles for the outside. By this method also the attaching loops become effective as staples thrb'ugh the bottom hoops and thus do 80 double service and afford great security for the bottomiretaining and Vsupporting hooks.

These parts can be made :in arious forms and might be struck out of shee metal, but I have shown the preferred form which lends itself to use in the sta ling machine.

Having thus descriliedjmy invention what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is :r s

A shipping basket for fruit and vegetables comprising a side wall of suitable staves, inner and outer bottom hoops between which the lower ends of said staves are confined, a bottom consisting ofa hoop adapted to it within the inner hoop of the suitable slats securedupon the upper edge of said hoop, and supporting devices for the bottom consisting of a plurality of loops of wire,

each loop having its ends passed through said cross slat 7 through the 55 side wall and l against the outer hoop, the loop, thus anchored being bent downward against the inner hoop and extending around the lower edge of the hoop of the bottom and upward within said hoop, whereby the bottom is lsecurely supported.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

CLAYTON M. HOGUE. 

